Where does “kalatäi” come from?
kalatäi (Finnish) comes from Finnish täi, from Finnish tahi, from Finnish tahtoa, from Proto-Finnic tahtoidak — to want.
kalatäi (Finnish): A fish lice, carp lice; arthropods of the...
Definitions
- A fish lice, carp lice; arthropods of the...
Ancestry of “kalatäi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | täi | louse; A gold nugget between 2 mm to 4 mm by the... |
| 2 | Finnish | tahi | or |
| 3 | Finnish | tahtoa | to want; to tend; Partitive singular form of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tahtoidak | to want |